Wind energy plays a critical role in the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) strategy to help the U.S. develop a diverse energy mix, address the climate crisis, and achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
DOE works with BOEM, NOAA, and other federal, state, Tribal, and private partners to help advance deployment of offshore wind energy. In late March 2023, DOE released a comprehensive summary, Advancing Offshore Wind Energy in the United States, U.S. Department of Energy Strategic Contributions Toward 30 Gigawatts and Beyond, to outline the agency’s strategy to help deploy 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy by 2030. Deploying 30 GW of offshore wind would provide enough power for 10 million homes, support 77,000 jobs, and spur $12 billion per year in direct private investment.
This strategy highlights DOE’s role in supporting research to better understand and then avoid, minimize, and mitigate impacts on living marine resources and habitats. Current and future DOE-funded research in this area will inform just, sustainable, and timely development of offshore wind energy.
Continuing to base our response in sound science is the best way to live up to our shared commitment to environmental sustainability, and to ensure Americans and their environment benefits from offshore wind development.
Official news published at https://www.energy.gov/articles/addressing-misinformation-offshore-wind-farms-and-recent-whale-mortalities
